Improved foot-rest for chairs



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G' L* BADLAM ND CHMiLESv W.hlflilspe,A OF BRANDON, vERMoN'r, 'Letters Patent Nc. 89,827,11cted .Mq/y 4,1863 f` INIPROV'VBD .E'QOT-R'ST FOR CHAIRS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and `making part oi the salif. I

Be ity known that we, Gr.11. BADLAM and CHARLES W. LANG, of Brandon, in the county of Rutland, and State of Vermont, have invented a certain new and usefulk Improvement in.Foot-Bests for Chairs; and

. 'we do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact descriptiomo'f'the construction andv opera tion of the saine, reference being h ad to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification,

infwhich---L` l Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a-chair with f the foot-rest attached.

Figure 2, thesalne, with the pedal thrown outl ofthe way.

' Figures 3, 4, v5, 6, and 7, the varigus parts, enlarged. This `invention consists in an improved foot-rest, which can be applied tog easy-chairs,71 particularly to suehas are 4provided with A. M. Blakes patent conical spiral springs, applied to. the bottom of the front legs of chairs,` .patented April, 1868. 'lo provide a suitable foot-rest for such easy'fchairs,

we attach'tc the under side of the chair-seat, by'means y of the-plate E, iig. 5, having the projection p. @which is screwed fast to the under side `of the chair-seat, the standar-'d B, withfa longitudinal slot in the ylower end, to admit the sliding bara..-

' The sliding bar a is-notched on the under side, and

Witnesses:

4'rests upon the catch c, `the back' end passing through the Vstandard B, and the front end holding the pedal D, which is hinged thereto. p v

Thecatch c is fastened to the under side of thef front foot-roll, l,'of the chair, and is constructed as shown in'g. 6. I

The foot-roll l may be pin i, eitherbackward or forward. The notches on the under side of the bar a, catching against the catch g, will hold the pedalin place.

-Ilf it is-desired'to have the foot-rest back out ofthe way, the rod a isshoved back, and the pedal D turned 11p-over the foot-roll Z, as shown in g..2.`

Having thus described our invention,

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l The foot-rest, or pedal D, in combination with the i notched bar a, standard B, plate E, and catchc, when constructed and arranged substantially in the manner and for the purposes speciiied.

a f' G. L. BADLAM.

CHARLES W. LANG.

Gno. Braces, I E. J.v Onnsns.

p strengthenedby attaching 'the rod r, fastened to the seat of the chair.

The sliding har a may be adjusted by movlng the. 

